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July 3, 2024
CMS Announces Updates to Information Being Posted to Nursing Home Compare
Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) posted a memo describing recent updates to nursing home data and Care Compare (QSO-24-14-NH).
Caring for the Ages
June 28, 2017
CMS Asks for Comments on Payment Model
Policy Snapshot
February 9, 2024
CMS Calling on Skilled Nursing Facilities to Report All Medical Directors Now
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently clarified that hospice and skilled nursing facility (SNF) medical directors and administrators are always considered managing employees for Medicare provider enrollment purposes. CMS is calling on all hospices and SNFs to report all current ma...
Caring for the Ages
March 2, 2015
CMS Cites AMDA's Efforts to Reduce Antipsychotic Use
Policy Snapshot
October 24, 2025
CMS Claims Hold Update
CMS has instructed all Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) to lift the claims hold and process claims with service dates of October 1, 2025, and later for certain services impacted by select expired Medicare legislative payment provisions passed under the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Exte...
Caring for the Ages
March 29, 2016
CMS Clarifies How to Report Medicare Overpayments
Policy Snapshot
January 27, 2025
CMS Delays Telehealth Guidance Amid Communication Freeze
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has not yet released temporary guidance to private Medicare administrators (MACs) for updating payment codes to bill for telehealth services extended through March under the 2024 year-end package. This delay has caused confusion among stakeholders, who...
Policy Snapshot
July 29, 2022
CMS Enhances Nursing Home Rating System with Staffing and Turnover Data
This week the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services launched its enhanced Nursing Home Five-Star Quality Rating System, which integrates data nursing homes report on their weekend staffing rates for nurses and information on annual turnover among nurses and administrators.
Policy Snapshot
March 10, 2025
CMS Extends Implementation Deadline for Revised Surveyor Guidance to April 2025
On March 10, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced an additional extension for the implementation of all revised surveyor guidance, now set for April 28, 2025, as detailed in QSO-25-14-NH. Initially released in November 2024, the guidance has seen multiple extensions from i...
